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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) listen to Principal, Voluntary Organisation for Uplifting Children (VOUCH) Sylvia Foote Basic School, Kaleela Williams Bromfield, as she shows the roof at the school on Friday (May 30).

PM Tours Vouch Group Of Schools

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (May 29), toured the Voluntary Organisation for Uplifting Children (VOUCH) Group of Schools, located at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. The Prime Minister, who is a former Executive Director of...

Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Media Services Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nadine Simms, gives remarks, during the official handover of $4.5 million in educational materials to the National Education Trust (NET), during a ceremony held at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston on Friday (May 29).

Schools Receive Donation From Cheetah Toys And More LLC

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right) engages in discussion with (from left) Director Public Service Capability Development, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Natasha Gordon Miller; Chairman, Tax Administration Jamaica, Paul Lalor; graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme, Stephanie Davis and Tanya Dixon; and TAJ Commissioner General, Ainsley Powell. They were at the graduation and awards ceremony for cohort 34 of the TARA programme held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on May 29. This year’s graduation cohort consists of 23 individuals.

23 Individuals Graduate From TARA Programme

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (centre), is in conversation with Principal, Excelsior Community College, Dr. Philmore McCarty (right), and Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AI Owl, Cas Maxwell, at the Artificial Intelligence Conference and Professional Development Certification Workshop 2026, held recently at Excelsior's campus in Kingston.

Senator Morgan Highlights Need to Demystify AI to Empower Citizens

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, delivers the opening remarks during Friday's (May 29) launch of the financial literacy gamification platform, 'BOJ Money Quest', at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.

BOJ Money Quest Financial Literacy Game Officially Launched

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, reads to students at the Best Care Special Education School on Read Across Jamaica Day.

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St Andrew Justices of the Peace Association Executives Read To and Treated Students at the Best Care Special Education School

On Read Across Jamaica Day, celebrated under the Ministry of Education’s official theme - ‘Literacy Resilience: Foundation of Nation Building’, the St. Andrew Justices of the Peace Association (SAJPA) Executives comprising Honourable Ian Forbes, CD, JP, Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Andrew; Association, 2nd Vice Chair, Sonia Jones; Board Director and Chair for Fundraising & Sponsorship Committee, Andrea...

Visually impaired instructor, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, guides a session with special needs students at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information

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Special Needs Students Benefit From Wellness Session

Some 40 students from five special needs schools in the Corporate Area benefited from a wellness session aimed at better enabling them to navigate emotional challenges and manage daily stress. The recent session, held at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew was undertaken as part of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s ‘Child Conversation – Special Edition’, in...

Chairman, Sports Committee of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Winston Robinson, delivers remarks during the recent launch of the (JTA)/Sagicor National Athletics Championships.

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JTA National Athletics Championships to Feature Special Races for Athletes with Disabilities

The 2026 Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) National Athletics Championships will feature special needs races as part of efforts to make the annual primary-school competition more inclusive. Chairman, Sports Committee of the JTA, Winston Robinson, said four special-needs races will be contested during the meet. “[At] this year's JTA Sagicor Athletics Championships, we will be introducing four races for special needs...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (centre), shares a light moment with members of the Board of The Mico Old Students’ Association New York Chapter during the Gala celebrating the organisation’s 51st anniversary, held recently at the Glen Terrace in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ambassador Anderson Hails MICO As Cornerstone of Jamaica’s Education

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has hailed the enduring contribution of The Mico University College and its alumni, describing the institution as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s educational development and national character. Delivering the keynote address at The Mico Old Students’ Association New York Chapter Gala, held recently at the Glen Terrace in...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), participates in the 16th anniversary Church Service of the National Education Trust (NET), held earlier this year at the Christian Fellowship World Outreach in Kingston. He is joined by staff from NET.

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PHOTOS: NET Celebrates 16 Years

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Chetwood Memorial Primary School Grand Gala, held at the Grand-A-View Hotel in St. James on Sunday (May 24).

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Deputy Prime Minister Commends Chetwood Primary’s Century of Excellence

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, for its century-long tradition of academic excellence, discipline, and character development. Speaking during the school’s Grand Gala at Hotel Grand-A-View in St. James on Sunday (May 24), he noted that the institution has stood as...

Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), along with Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School, Sheryl Thomas Lawes (left), and Paul Mountain resident, Deloris Plummer, plant palm trees along the school

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Guanaboa Vale Police Laboured At Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes, they cut overgrown shrubs, cleared debris and planted palm trees along the perimeter fence to enhance the landscape. The Labour...